Search Results: keywords:"disaster relief fund"

  • H. R. 10143 — To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to transfer certain amounts to the Disaster Relief Fund.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:266

    H. R. 10143 aims to instruct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to move any remaining, unspent funds from COVID-19 relief that were allocated to FEMA over to the Disaster Relief Fund. The bill also allows the Administrator to redirect any...

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    In simple terms, H. R. 10143 lets the leader of FEMA take leftover money that was supposed to be used for COVID-19 and put it into a fund for disasters, like hurricanes or earthquakes. The leader can also move other money that's not needed anymore to help pay for fixing these disasters.

  • H. R. 9494 — Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2025, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:9,980

    H.R. 9494 is a legislative proposal that seeks to make continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2025, ensuring that government programs and activities keep receiving funding at the levels established in the previous year until March 28, 2025, unless a new appropriations...

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    H.R. 9494 is a plan to keep paying for important government activities until they figure out a new plan for the next year. It includes extra money for things like building submarines and helping with disasters and makes sure only people who are allowed can sign up to vote in big elections.

  • H. R. 9750 — To authorize the President to provide disaster assistance to States and Indian Tribes under a major disaster recovery program, and for other purposes.
    Status:Reported in House
    Words:4,956

    H.R. 9750 is a bill that seeks to permit the President to offer disaster assistance to States and Indian Tribes through a major disaster recovery program. This legislation establishes a new Natural Disaster Recovery Reserve Fund for managing funds related to unmet needs after...

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    H.R. 9750 lets the President help places like States and Indian Tribes when big disasters happen, by giving them money to fix things and recover. It also sets up a special fund to manage this money and to make sure help gets where it's needed, but some parts of the bill aren't very clear about how this should work.

  • H. R. 10069 — To transfer certain unobligated funds to the Disaster Relief Fund, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:280

    H. R. 10069 aims to redirect certain unused funds to the Disaster Relief Fund to support disaster response efforts in the U.S. The referred unused funds are specifically from those available under the "Bilateral Economic Assistance" for the President in the Ukraine Security...

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    H.R. 10069 wants to take leftover money originally meant to help with economic aid in Ukraine and use it to help the U.S. respond to big disasters, like hurricanes or floods, but it promises to keep using some money to help people who don't have enough food.

  • H. R. 8716 — To appropriate amounts to carry out the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:379

    H. R. 8716 is designed to provide financial support by allocating $7 billion from the U.S. Treasury to fund disaster relief efforts under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. This allocation is for the fiscal year 2023 and is intended for...

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    H. R. 8716 is a plan to use $7 billion to help people and places recover when really big emergencies, like storms, happen, but it needs to be clearer on how this money is shared and watched over to make sure it's used well.